blacks still ahead, the naacp -- >> still ahead, the naacp joins us. >> the baltimore business journal has news unexpected growth areas. >> first look at news around town. >> welcome back. time for the business news with heather from "the baltimore business journal." first, white march is a local developer with a vision? >> they will spend $1 billion building a humongous complex. two hotels, over 1000 homes, and a mass of all set -- a massive office park. they have some hurdles to clear in terms of zoning. but that is what they want to do. >> of their we go. so, how are they doing this now? >> interesting, right? >> yes. >> therir ceo was the business person of the year. they are well capitalized with business trust. they are giving us a lot of hope in the development community where everyone else has not been able to finance projects. >> you are talking about these small businesses and local start-ups that are coming through the recession. something is going on to allow them to start up. what is that concoction happening? >> it is interesting. we picked 10 of them to watch during this

since being at the helm of the naacp, mr. jealous has focused on redefining the naacp.s focusing on recreating the power and impact of that organization, and he just told me that he had actually increased the revenue of that organization by about 30%, which we all know is a challenge in this day and age. [applause] i would like to introduce to you, mr. ben jealous, president and ceo of the naacp. [applause] >> thanks, steve, thanks to all of you for having me. it is a real honor to be here. i'm actually going to try to stick to the topic. [laughter] and i will be happy to take questions after. raise your hand if you were born after 1954 in this room. it is pretty much the entire room. almost the entire room. i'm going to talk about this for a second. i'm going to talk about those of us who were born after the great civil-rights victories or as they were being one in the 1940's and 1950's and 1960's. these generations who were called at the time, the children of the dream. we were told frequently that our job was to read what others had some, that our job was to reap wha

took several decades so there are many venues for people to work toward the war in quality but the naacp is the only national organization that has an infrastructure branch throughout the country or in your community or school, organize and connecting with national groups committed to equality and justice. and so they work in different ways, focus on different issues but what they created a tremendous relevance and i think the leadership of the naacp, an extraordinary brain leader in our country who is currently the head for the last year moving it forward and a very dynamic forward-looking aspiring person who i think is really a privilege person to take the the next century. >> patricia sullivan, lift every >> coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hourlong interview program where we invite a guest host to interview the author of a new book. this week from the american revolution round table of philadelphia historian thomas fleming profile is women who played a central part in the lives of the founding fathers. in his book "the intimate lives of the founding fathers", from the

. >> the san francisco chapter of the naacp says what's more important is that people fill out the census so african-american communities won't miss out on billions of dollars in federal funds. census officials say some people wrote in the word negro on the 2000 census. the bureau, which operates under the congress department, is considering whether to remove the term for the next census in 2020. >>> we have been getting your views on this and you've got a wide variety of opinions. here are just a few posts from facebook. michael writes -- i find it very offensive. great many have died trying to get that word from being a description of your race. don't spit on their sacrifices by using it. but alicia points out the word is often used in other nations. i see an overwhelming amount of responses that assume that the word negro is insulting. perhaps the census bureau is wisely utilizing a different term that the vast majority can understand. and kevin says, no matter what term you use, someone, some where is going to be offended. >>> most of san francisco's famous sea lions have zis disappea

. >> the san francisco chapter of the naacp says what's more important is people fill out the census so african-american communities don't miss out on billions of dollars in federal fund. census officials say some people wrote in the word negro on the 2000 census. the bureau, which operates under the commerce department, is considering whether to remove the term for the next census in 2020. >>> so we've been getting your views on this. you've got a wide variety of opinions on this. here are a few posed from facebook. jackie went to dictionary.com for historical perception. >>> so we want to hear from you on this story. what do you think? do you think using the word negro on the census is outdated? should it still be listed if some people prefer it? sound off on my facebook page. search for jennifer westhoven, hln or e-mail us cnn.com/hln and dive into the discussion. we may read some of your answers on the air today. >>> most of san francisco's famous sea lions have disappeared. what happened to them? where did they go? it's been a big mystery, but now that mystery may be solved >>>

there is the naacp speech the president gave last year 2009 celebrating the 100th anniversary of the-rights organization. in that speech he does a couple of things. he critiques african-americans who aren't doing the right thing and people who were not taking care of their kids are promoting education but also to acknowledge is racism is a huge part of the united states. he does say litton eight or a roll call of civil-rights activists but talks about criminal-justice system and racial disparities and it is a well-balanced speech. but the reporting after words says it tells black people to get their act together. what is interesting is the media when talking about race the most interesting aspect is the chastises that's what happened during the campaign as well. that produced tension between jesse jackson and senator obama. another example was the skip gates incident where the cambridge police department had acted stupidly and immediate the the media came down on him siding with african-americans quote-unquote showing his true color that he was definitely a partisan and on this side

city says it will shut down the homeless encampment, move those people to a permanent shelter, in the naacpill be there. a doctor told his organization that they would make sure the city follows through as promised. >> they have to make sure all the belongings of the homeless are basically taken care of. they have indicated they will be issuing, and it will be done. to make a homeless not feel like they are criminals, that they are breaking the law. they're in unfortunate situations that have them with and not a place to stay, but we have to take care of them. we have thousands. we should not have a problem of homelessness. >> the city has broken ground on a homeless shelter expected to open sometime next year. a recent study found 3400 homeless were living in baltimore. police held to identify a suspect in a hit-and-run death of an annapolis man on new year's day. alford was killed by walking in norcross in the travel lane. authorities say -- walking or crossing the travel lane. authorities say he was driving a chevy silverado at the time of the incident. the state attorney's office is rev

. >> larry: quite a night recently, the naacp image awards here in los angeles.nd cast members with trophies in nearly every category you were nominated in. >> and the image award goes to -- >> tyler perry's "house of payne." >> larry: and you co-hosted with halle berry. let's take a look. >> sit down. all of the walking up and down the aisle, we're on tv. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. we're live. we're live. dr. maya angelo couldn't be here so i said i would do this. we have gathered tonight to celebrate the power and the influence of images have had on the world. >> larry: what was that like for you? >> it was really great. this is the 100th year for the naacp, 100 years ago to the day was the night of the show. to stand there with halle berry to have al gore, and for the show to win, it was all so surreal. i had to take it all in. >> larry: the election of barack obama has an effect on many people, for example colin powell cried on camera. what did it mean for you? >> you know what, larry, i got to tell you. i was beginning to see the world as black and white. i opene

manner but that actually gives king of room to negotiate and not just king but also roy wilkins of naacp and whitney young of the urban league to negotiate because people are looking at all, as being so extreme of his robust criticism of american democracy and politicians but also the politics of white supremacy that it gives these other support its leaders room to maneuver but this notion, though quote that you take from malcolm had agreed gift of speaking to people. jimmy baldwin, the great african-american writer, genius richard of the 1960's and 70's has often said that malcolm had such a love for african-american people that he spoke to them in the language that he understood. one of the reasons malcolm was able to effectively communicate with african-americans is he was really from the black working class. malcolm had been hanging out with hustlers. he was in roxbury, each right, harlem. before he becomes a muslim mosque minister in harlem he was selling people illegal substances in harlem and so malcolm knew how ordinary everyday people in harlem felt. he knew how african-american

manner, but that actually give king room to negotiate and give not just king, but roy wilkens of the naacp. people are looking at malcolm as being so extreme because of his robust criticism of american democracy, but also against the politics of white supremacy that it gives these other civil-rights leaders from to maneuver. so this whole notion, the quote that you take from, malcolm had a great gift for speaking to ordinary people. jimmy baldwin, the great african-american writer, a genius writer of the 1960's and '70's has often said that malcolm had such a love for african-american people that he spoke to them in the language that they understood. one of the reasons malcolm was able to sell effectively communicate with african americans is that he was really from the black working class. malcolm had been hanging out with hustlers. he was in the roxbury. he was in detroit. he was in harlem. before he becomes a muslim mosque minister he was selling people illegal substances in harlem. so malcolm knew how ordinary, everyday people in harlem felt, how black people felt. he knew african-amer

baltimore city's naacp president -- chapter president said his organization will make sure the city follows through as promised. >> we're sending one of our representatives there to make certain all the belongings of the homeless are basically taken care of, that the-- just to really not make the homeless feel as though they're criminals or something that they're break the law. they're in very unfortunate situation that have them not having a place to stay. at the same time, we must take care of them. when you look at the fact that we have thousands of boarded up homes by the city, we should not have a problem of homelessness. >> the city has broken ground on a homeless shelter that is expected to open sometime next year. a recent study found there are 3,400 homeless in baltimore city. >> police are reporting an increase in crime. officials say new statistic shows crime is up 14% compared this time last year in that city. robberies and burglaries are up 18 and 38% respectively. police say college students and homeowners away for the holidays are being targeted. police say before leaving the

when fred went from head of the naacp, he marched with dr. king on the west side. he also worked with the black power movement. he got together a very impressive library of black history books. and then when the panthers came together in 68 when it bobby rush came back from the west coast for a panther chapter, the first person he asked to join was fred hampton. so in november 1968, fred became the chairman of the illinois chapter of the black panther party, which immediately grew under his sort of electric energy. and fred and pressed people so much, that they did the work that he said, but not only the work he said that the work he did. he went to the practice for children program at six in number and. he fed the kids are getting just talk about it. and fred had the ability to inspire people. and i think his rhetoric certainly wasn't very strong. it was panther rhetoric that it was revolutionary rhetoric. and sometimes it was often paid rhetoric, which to the panthers met get police to abuse us out of the community. the police obviously didn't necessarily see it

lindh fred when from head of the naacp he marched with dr. king on the west side.so worked with the black power movement. he got together a very impressive library of black history books and then, when sncc and the panthers came together in '68 when bobby rush came back from the west coast to form a panther chapter, the first person he asked to join with fred hampton. so in november 191568 fred became the chairman of the black panther party which immediately grew under his sort of electric energy, and fred imprest people so much that they did the work that he said but not only the work that he said but the work he did. he went to the breakfast for children club at 6:00 in the morning. he fed the kids. he didn't just talk about it and fred have the ability to inspire people and i think his rhetoric certainly was very strong. it was revolutionary rhetoric, and sometimes it was-- which to the panthers meant get police to abuse the side of the community. the police obviously didn't necessarily see it that way but there was a conflict growing and a month before fred was

in 1976 at a party for mack, the president of the naacp said, i say thank god for mac mathias. he was an outstanding advocate for congress. he was committed to the environment, he proposed legislation to protect the chesapeake bay, a antetum natiol battlefield and helped to create the c&o canal historical park. in the 110th congress he traveled to washington to help lobby fellow republicans for a bill to combat election fraud. was a leader for campaign finance reform. a subject that the congress would have to revisit in citizens united v. the federal election commission. he remarked that no problem confronting our nation is greater than that of our steadily eroding confidence in our political system. he was so right. he understood that democracy is depended on inclusion and on citizens who participate in the process and have confidence their view also be heard and fairly considered. today i urge my colleagues to pause for a moment to remember a gentleman from maryland who cared deeply for our nation and understood that our democracy depends on strong leaders who have courage, i

as somebody that worked with the naacp i know that harry reid has worked to fight for issues that affect african-americans and not one or two but a plethora of issues. >> so have a lot of republicans. we don't hear a lot about them, but there are. >> tara, i'm going to interrupt since you didn't let me talk before. i think what roland said is a bigger and more important a point of the fact that at least this gets black people on television talking about issues, and maybe this will start changing the media landscape and you won't only see african-americans talking about so-called african-american issues. i'm speaking to you right now in my authentic negro dialect by the way, and i'm at ten right now. this is the top negro dialect. even a basic thing like that. like people understanding that's i'm negro, i'm not putting on airs or acting white. this is how i talk. a basic thing like people understanding that black people can be and sound different ways, these are the kinds of conversations that really will start making changes. i look at president obama, and i'm blown away at how classy he

the naacp has done a very targeted attempt over the last decade in particular to do with the networks -- to deal with the networks about blacks in media, behind the camera and in front of the camera. those of you aware of the work the naacp did under kweisi mfume challenging the networks come in many cases successful ways, about seeing more african- american producers hired, and more african-american and latino writers hired -- this was primarily focused on sitcoms and dramas for the networks, not in network news, not in information distribution. this becomes problematic because, as we know, so many people in this country to find a reality based on what they see on cnn, or determine what is real or factual based on what they see on fox news. that is terrifying. [laughter] regardless of what ideological position you find yourself on, i find it rather frightening. the real question is do we just continue to have the kind of discourse that we normally have in the private sector is about what a shame it is not to see more people of color not only as hosts -- interestingly enough we sought

washington, the early founders of the naacp, emmet till, medgar evers. those tirelessly persistent souls in montgomery, the great individuals in birmingham, alabama, and philadelphia, mississippi who tried to cross the edmund pet tiss bridge and many more. -- pettis bridge. and many more. we think of those 180,000 african-americans who served and fought for this country during the civil war. those who fought bravely against the sufferings, the lynching, the violence, the defactor segregation, and enforced callousness and ruthlessness to be second class citizens in a nation founded on liberty. many could have been bitter. those who succeeded were not bitter, but they called us to our better spirits. martin luther king jr. stood on these precedence admonishing us to look at their example and we should take pride in their and his commitment to equality and to civil rights. madam speaker, dr. king's letter from a birmingham jail is one of the finest articulations of the moral prerequisites of the rule of law and its fundamental necessaryity to our legal, pol

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p m was on the naacp side of things. on the other hand there were people who have a party. the last of the daily anti fascist papers was the conference. p.m. veteran and great writer tom o'connor became the editor in chief. he was called and refuse to name names and died of a heart attack at the age of 38. i am told by his former roommate he had terrible lung disease which had weakened his heart. maybe it was not just the mccarthy that killed him. people associated with the left, p.m. is also very strong even when differing with communist party politics in denouncing every single step of the anti-communist hysteria that took place after world war ii and correctly identified the attack on communism as a way to undo the new deal and the advances that the labor movement had made and defended the right of civil liberties of all of those under attack in the mccarthy period. >> let me add to that, ingersoll, sounding like obama, said he wanted to hear every viewpoint and then he would decide. to do this he asked the head of the communist party to send an official communist journa

also there were rational differences in the incipient civil rights movement, pm was very much on the naacpside of things as opposed to the cp side of things and, on the other hand, there were people who had been in the party. the last of it the daily into fascist papers was the accomplice. pm a veteran and great writer for pm, tom o'connor, became the editor in chief of the compass. he was called before and refused to name names and a week later died of heart attack at the age of 38. now, i'm also told to by his former roommate that he had had terrible lung disease as a kid which had weakened his heart and soul maybe it wasn't just the mccarthy committee that killed him and mccarthyism that killed him. so there certainly were people associated with a laugh, but pm was also very strong in a wallet differing with thomas party politics and strong in denouncing every single step of the anti-communist hysteria that took place after world war ii and correctly identify the attack on communism as basically a way to try to undo the new deal and undue the advances of the labor movement that he had b

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naacp, the urban league, there were others there, and they met with him to ask him not to do what you'rehinking about doing. it was stated without hesitation that they thought he would get them all killed because people in the south that hated them or not about to allow some nonviolent protest to stop them from the very strongly held feelings they had about race relations and the continued subjugation and segregation of people of color. , particularly in the south. it is not now widely perceived that there was a lot of discrimination and ill feelings among african-americans in the north, as well. it was rarely accompanied with the outright violence that accompanied any antagonism in the south. the violence was always there. one of the things in history, not sure how carefully it has been covered, is that people were always missing in the south, people of color. black people would just disappear. what ever happened? we don't know. nobody knows. that was not an unusual thing, especially people who were thought to be challenging the system of a segregated society. i remember when dr. king w

. >> now the local chapter of the naacp in san francisco says what's more important is that people fill so african-american communities won't miss out on billions of dollars in federal funds. and census officials say some people wrote in the word negro on the 2000 census, even though the word was included on the form much as it is on the 2010 census. the bureau which operates under the commerce department is considering whether to remove the term for the next census in 2020. >>> so we want to hear from you on this story. do you think the census language is outdated? we want you to weigh in on this story. you can sound off on my facebook page. just search for susan hendricks, hln or e-mail us at cnn.com/hrnl and dive right in to the discussion. we may read some of your answers on the air today. >>> football fans thinking of going to tonight's nfl playoff game you can but you better be willing to pay big bucks. bob's here to tell us just how much we're talking about. >> how about 500 large. of course in english, that's $500. playoffs getting started ga. the late game, the cowboys, $1.1 bi

litigation aspect of the civil rights movement began in the early century after the formation of the naacp you had the brown decision as if we cannot give up the authority of a lot to racial discrimination. so the decision was made. but now, you're in a position where you're challenging the most powerful organizing force in american society. it is class, culture, the role of gender, everything is organized around this issue, and now you are saying you have to be constructed. well, the face of the movement that dr. king led was that we need to start this deconstruction now. we need to implement the changes now. gradualism will not work. we will be here in 1980 and 2010 is still talking about this. and it took a lot of effort to make that happen. but you have to be wise in political and social strategy to make it happen. when you start reading some of the planning that went on in and the strategic maneuvering to make this happen, you really begin to understand that the people involved were all very bright people. from lawyers like cameron congress and others, who all contributed to the succe

interestingly, the same year of the naacp getting back to the civil rights thing.e have been working on these issues for some time and made some dramatic progress. historically, we considered these conditions different. we are passed that now. this law takes an important step. >> let's hear from delaware. good morning. caller: i'm a first time caller and i'm a little nervous. host: take your time. caller: dr. doctor, thank you for the work you are doing. i became a mental health patient since 1996. i was on a drawing that doubled my weight in one year. i was wandering what your opinion is of people like tom cruise that go on national tv and warn against damages that can be done with psychiatric medicine? host: guest: i'm sorry you had that experience. one of the issues with a class of drugs is that many of them affect your system and metabolism. weight gain has to be aggressively managed. systematic surveys and not relying on the care. manufacture us were very surprised to learn that the results of that survey showed that the united states, of the 14 quoirnts surve

[applause] >> and then alice, president of the california naacp. [applause] >> then speaker hertzberg, vice president right over here. [applause] >> and also we have chancellor jack scott, community college chancellor, big hand to him also. [applause] >> and then we have a very, very, very special guest here, sierra grantor, who overcame great obstacles who became an attorney. let's give a special big, big hand. [applause] >> now i want to begin with a true story from which we can draw one lesson. as you may guess, the schwarzenegger household is something of, often bodybuilder, a tv journalist, four children, a daughter a hamster, and so forth. in recent years we added a miniature pony and a pot bellied pig. that's not unusual for me to look up from work on the budget or something and to find the pig in the pony standing right in front of me and staring at me. [laughter] >> now, the dog food which we keep in the canister, with a screwed on lead, sits on top of the dogs canister. the pony has learned how to knock it off and then he and the pig push

guest: we'll had a tremendous offering of support from black organizations such as the naacp.hen we needed to come up quickly with about 70 creole speaking vol untiers, these organizations came together and did it in record time. we are making a very big effort at the american red cross to reach out to organizations like that, not only for international relief in haiti but here as well. host: next in brooklyn. go ahead. caller: susie, i bet -- host: ok. right behind you is union station. guest: as you know, the american red cross was founded by clara barton who brought together women from the north and south. we have a long history we have a long line of women in the battlefields during the civil war. obama noted that the first winner of the nobel peace prize was the found shall of the red cross. host: and your mother? guest: my mother was a vol untier during world war ii. she drove the ambulance and took soldiers to the various hospitals. host: this twitter question. how slt red cross helping in haiti prior to the earth earthquake? guest: that's a good question. we had worker

i turn it over to secretary naacp >> thank you for this opportunity to testify on the terrorist attacktmas eve. i am pleased to be here with my colleagues. as president obama has made clear, this administration is determined to find and to fix the vulnerabilities in our system that allowed this attack to occur. i would like to take a moment to explain and describe the d.h.s. role in securing air travel. first, d.h.s. is and can be characterized as a consumer of the united states government's consolidated terrorist watch list, which we use to help keep potential terrorists from boarding flights and to identify travelers who should undergo additional screening. within the united states, d.h.s. provides screening at checkpoints and provide in-flight measures. outside the united states, d.h.s. works with foreign governments and airlines to advise them on which passengers may prove a threat and require security measures for flights inbound for the united states. t.s.a., of course, does not screen people or baggage at international airport. regarding the christmas day attack, abdulmutallab s

[applause] alice huffman, president of the california naacp, [applause] speaker hertzberg, right over here. [applause] also hone assie community college chancellor jack scott, big hand to him also. and then we have a very, very special guest here sara granda, who overcame great obstacles to pass her bar exam and become an attorney. let's give her a special, big, big hand for the great work that she has been doing. [applause] i want to begin with a true story from which we can draw a worthwhile lesson. as you might guess, the schwarzenegger household is something of a menagerie: an austrian bodybuilder, a tv journalist, four children, a dog, the normal goldfish and hamsters and so forth. and in recent years we added a miniature pony and a pot-bellied pig. it's not unusual for me to look up from working on the budget or something to find a pig and a pony >> standing right there in front of me and staring me. now, the dog's food, which we keep in a canister with a screw-on lid, sits on the top of the dog's kennel. the pony has learned to knock the canister off the top of the kennel, and

[applause] alice hoffman, president of the california naacp. [applause] the speaker -- [applause] will also have chancellor jack scott, our community college chancellor. a big hand to him also. thank you for your great work. [applause] then we have a very, very special guest -- someone who overcame great obstacle to pass a bar exam and become an attorney. let's give a special big hand to the great work she has been doing. [applause] i want to begin with a true story from which we can draw it worthwhile lesson. as you may guess, the schwarzenegger household is something of a menagerie. an austrian bodybuilder, a tv journalist, for children, a dog, a goldfish, hamster and so forth. in recent years, we added a miniature pony and potbellied pig. it's not unusual for me to look up from working on a budget on something and find the page and pony standing right there in front of me staring at me. [laughter] the dog food, which we keep in a canister with a screwed on lead sits on top of the dog kennel. the pony has learned how to talk a -- to knock the

interestingly, the same year of the naacp getting back to the civil rights thing. we have been working on these issues for some time and made some dramatic progress. historically, we considered these conditions different. we are passed that now. this law takes an important step. >> let's hear from delaware. good morning. caller: i'm a first time caller and i'm a little nervous. host: take your time. caller: dr. doctor, thank you for the work you are doing. i became a mental health patient since 1996. i was on a drawing that doubled my weight in one year. i was wandering what your opinion is of people like tom cruise that go on national tv and warn against damages that can be done with psychiatric medicine? host: guest: i'm sorry you had that experience. one of the issues with a class of drugs is that many of them affect your system and metabolism. weight gain has to be aggressively managed. we know lot more about rates in which middle illnesses occur across the world. a systematic survey of the population has been conducted, and many of us are very surprised to lea

the same is true with the naacp, the common wisdom was that minorities don't want public financing becauseious different reasons they don't want challengers in the primary, or whatever. but we are seeing, as you can see, there are a lot of minority groups that are signed on to this that have now sent again, it's out of control and we have to do something about it. so when i go to the hill and i'm lobbying in my hand a member of congress or the staff person that list, bep they look down and see who is it that they know you can then they can see, this is not just a little tiny coalition coming together. this is not just a bunch of very narrowly defined groups. this is broad. this has a broad appeal. the other thing is that these groups come in, they have no decision-making power in a coalition, but they are very active and they do what we ask them to do. if we have a member of congress that we think we can get on our bill, but they are on the fence and they have a good relationship with the environmentalists, they will call, write a letter, do something to try to help nudge that member to ou

litigation aspect of the civil rights movement began in the early century after the formation of the naacp. you had the brown decision as if we cannot give up the authority of a lot to racial discrimination. so the decision was made. but now, you're in a position where you're challenging the most powerful organizing force in american society. it is class, culture, the role of gender, everything is organized around this issue, and now you are saying you have to be constructed. well, the face of the movement that dr. king led was that we need to start this deconstruction now. we need to implement the changes now. gradualism will not work. we will be here in 1980 and 2010 is still talking about this. and it took a lot of effort to make that happen. but you have to be wise in political and social strategy to make it happen. when you start reading some of the planning that went on in and the strategic maneuvering to make this happen, you really begin to understand that the people involved were all very bright people. from lawyers like cameron congress and others, who all contributed to the succ

and his wife, charlotte, mayor willie brown, [applause] alice huffman, president of the california naacp [applause] hertzberg, community college chancellor jack scott. thank you. [applause] then we have a very, very special guest here, sara granda. who overcame great obstacles to pass her bar exam. and in recent years we added a miniature pony and a pot-bellie it's not unusual for me to look up from working on the budget o something to find a pig and a pony standing there staring at now, the dog's food, which we keep in a canister with a screw-on lid, sits on the top o the dog's kennel. the pony has learned to knock the canister off the top of the kennel, and then he and the pig wedge it into the corner. there's this ridge on the lid of the canister, and the pig with his snout pushes this ridge around and around until it loosens. and then they roll the canister around on the floor until the food spills out. i don't know how they ever figured all of that out. it's like humans figuring out how to create fire but it is the greatest example of teamwork. i love it. so one lesson to draw from